Obituaries for the way of March 27

Published
6:00 pm CST, Wednesday, March 27, 2002

VANDEGAER

Cecil H. Vandegaer, 79, of Splendora, passed away March 16, 2002. He was a member of VFW Post 9187. He is survived by his daughters Sandra Parsley and her husband Robert, Deborah Musgrave and Jacqueline Burge; sons Cecil Jr. and his wife Jo, and Sidney Burge and his wife Carolyn; grandchildren Karen, Richard, David, Carla, Cherie, Larry, Greg, Paula, Cyndi, Jeff, Kyle, David, Sidney Jr. and James; and numerous great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at Rosewood Funeral Chapel with interment following at Rosewood Memorial Park.

HARRIS

Ralph Eugene Harris, 59, of Porter, died January 22, 2002. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 25 years, Jane, and his parents, Nolan S. and Dorothy Harris. He is survived by sisters and brother-in-law Jackie Shedd, and Donna and Bobby Warren; brother and sister-in-law David and Paulette Harris; special friend and confidante Susan B. Vian; mother-in-law and father-in-law Roy C. and Doshia Lee Hargrove; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Rollin and Joyce Hargrove; nieces and nephews Deborah Shedd, Stacey and Farshid Rahimi, Davida Harris, Clint Harris, Bobby Warren, Jr., Jennifer Hopkins, Karen Drewery, Rachel Hargrove, Catrina and James Winters, and Jack Vian, Jr.; and great-nieces and nephews Ryan Hopkins, Jessica Winters, Keara and Tatiyana. funeral services were held on Friday, January 25, 2002 at Houston International Church of God in Houston, with interment following at Brookside Memorial Park. The family would like to thank Dr. Kim Elliott, the nurses of the surgical nursing unit at Kingwood Medical Center, and the staff of Heartland Hospice for helping Ralph to die with the dignity that he deserved.